Olympic 100m Medallist Kerley Arrested In Miami

Two-time Olympic 100m medallist Fred Kerley was arrested successful Miami for allegedly punching his erstwhile woman and chap jock Alaysha Johnson successful nan face.

The alleged altercation occurred astatine a edifice successful Dania Beach connected Thursday, earlier Kerley was owed to compete successful nan 2nd Grand Slam Track meeting, which started connected Friday.

Reuters and nan BBC's US partner CBS reported Kerley, 29, had been charged pinch 1 count of "battery-touch aliases strike" arsenic per nan apprehension study from nan Broward County Sheriff's Office.

CBS said Kerley appeared successful tribunal connected Friday and posted a $1,000 enslaved earlier leaving jail.

It was besides reported that Richard Cooper, Kerley's attorney, released a connection saying: "We are assured that this lawsuit will beryllium summarily dismissed shortly."

Grand Slam Track confirmed successful a connection connected Friday: "Fred Kerley was arrested past night. The matter is nether progressive investigation.

"Fred will not compete this weekend. We person nary further remark astatine this time."

Johnson, 28 and an Olympic hurdler, was besides owed to compete astatine Grand Slam Track.

BBC Sport has contacted nan Broward County Sheriff's Office and Kerley's typical for comment.

Former world champion Kerley won 100m bronze astatine nan Paris 2024 Olympics, having won metallic astatine Tokyo 2020.

He was scheduled to compete successful nan 100m connected Saturday and 200m connected Sunday successful Miami, aft racing successful nan inaugural Grand Slam Track meet successful Kingston, Jamaica past month.